As I’m writing this, we are deep into the dog days of a very HOT summer. It’s 85 degrees outside right now.
One way to beat the heat during a hot vacation is a nice frozen margarita. The ingredients of a frozen margarita are the same as our “perfect margarita” with the addition of about a cup of ice per serving size (which is two if you’re using a standard shot glass, in our recipe).
The trick is getting the texture of the frozen margarita right, which can be difficult to do using a regular blender. If you’re a frozen margarita fanatic, we recommend getting a blender made specifically for frozen drinks, like the “Margaritaville DM1000 Frozen Concoction Maker” which you can find in our Margarita Supplies section. This machine will make you a perfectly slushy margarita that’s guaranteed to keep you cool!
If one of these high-powered machines is out of your price range, you can definitely make do with a decent home blender. There are a couple of tricks to pulling it off, however. First, mix your margarita’s according to our recipe, then put the batch into the freezer to chill down (preferably for a couple of hours). Due to the high alcohol content, it won’t freeze. After the mix is well chilled, use about a cup of ice per serving and blend in small batches, like one drink at a time. Normal household blenders don’t have the power to blend a big batch to the slushy consistency that’s desirable for a frozen margarita.
If you don’t mind your frozen margarita a little chunkier, then by all means blend the whole batch.